Response to "When You Have to Shoot First" pg 732

This was pretty sad to read. I mean when you think about something like this it seems so cruel and inhumane to shoot someone who's already injured multiple times to guarantee they are dead. But it's true, what if they had a hand grenade or something, the only way to ensure the safety of the troops is to make sure the enemy is dead. And it was in defense as well since they started shooting first. The other story is a little harder though. Because it wasn't self defense, it was all instinct and whether or not that person was a threat. From the signs, the long coat on a summer day and stuff, i feel that they did the right thing in shooting. However it still seems wrong. But i believe they did the right thing in shooting that man because they may have saved many people from being killed that day on the train. It just stinks that as the last sentence says, "We do terrible things only when it is necessary to prevent something even worse from happening." which makes complete sense, you do what you gotta do in times of need. But i wish there were other ways, however that's life and it's how it is i guess.